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Chap. 1-6 Mrs.Ray BC
Key Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Force | Any influence that tends to accelerate an object; a push or pull; measured in newtons. A vector quantity. |
| Net Force | The combination of all the forces that act on an object. |
| Vector | An arrow whose length represents the magnitude of a quantity and whose direction represents the dirrection of the quantity. |
| Vector Quantity | A quantity in physics, such as force, that has both magnitude and direction. |
| Scalar Quantity | A quantity in physics, such as mass, volume, and time, that can be completly specified by it's magnitude, and has no direction. |
| Force | Any influence that tends to accelerate an object; a push or pull; measured in newtons. A vector quantity. |
| Net Force | The combination of all the forces that act on an object. |
| Vector | An arrow whose length represents the magnitude of a quantity and whose direction represents the dirrection of the quantity. |
| Vector Quantity | A quantity in physics, such as force, that has both magnitude and direction. |
| Scalar Quantity | A quantity in physics, such as mass, volume, and time, that can be completly specified by it's magnitude, and has no direction. |